Class ConsoleInput

Object wrapper for interacting with stdin

Namespace: Cake\Console
Located at Console/ConsoleInput.php

Method Detail

__constructsource public 

__construct( string $handle 'php://stdin' )

Constructor

Parameters

string $handle optional 'php://stdin'
The location of the stream to use as input.

dataAvailablesource public 

dataAvailable( integer $timeout 0 )

Check if data is available on stdin

Parameters

integer $timeout optional 0
An optional time to wait for data

Returns

boolean
True for data available, false otherwise

readsource public 

read( )

Read a value from the stream

Returns

mixed
The value of the stream

Properties summary

$_canReadlinesource

protected boolean

Can this instance use readline? Two conditions must be met:

  1. Readline support must be enabled.
  2. Handle we are attached to must be stdin.

Allows rich editing with arrow keys and history when inputting a string.

$_inputsource

protected resource

Input value.

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